Requires provision of water safety instruction as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
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This bill requires New Jersey public schools to include water safety instruction in their health and physical education curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The instruction will cover topics such as rip tides, beach safety practices, swimmer distress signals, and lifeguard sightlines. This aims to improve students’ understanding of water hazards and promote safer swimming habits.
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